Compromise Quiz

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• A compromise made during the American Revolution.

• A treaty signed between three countries in 1787.

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in the United States.

• A law passed by the United States Congress in 1787.

What was the Great Compromise?

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to resolve the debate over representation between large and small states by creating a bicameral legislature.

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to establish a monarchy.

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to abolish slavery.

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to grant women the right to vote.

What was the Slave Trade Compromise?

• An agreement to extend the slave trade for an indefinite period of time

• An agreement to limit the number of slaves that could be imported into the United States

• An agreement to abolish slavery in the United States

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that allowed the slave trade to continue for 20 years until 1808, after which Congress could regulate or abolish it.

How did the Three-Fifths Compromise impact representation in Congress?

• It counted each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person for representation purposes.

• It did not impact representation in Congress.

• It counted each enslaved person as a whole person for representation purposes.

• It counted each enslaved person as one-fifth of a person for representation purposes.

How did the Great Compromise address the issue of representation in Congress?

• It created a bicameral legislature with representation based solely on population.

• It established a unicameral legislature with representation based solely on population.

• It created a bicameral legislature with representation based on both population and equal representation for each state.

• It abolished the concept of representation in Congress.

What was the purpose of the Slave Trade Compromise?

• To resolve the issue of whether or not slaves would be counted as part of a state's population for the purpose of taxation and representation in Congress.

• To establish a system of indentured servitude instead of slavery

• To abolish slavery in the United States

• To promote the expansion of slavery into new territories

Which compromise allowed the Southern states to count a portion of their slave population for representation purposes?

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Compromise of 1850

• Missouri Compromise

Which compromise established a two-house legislature with equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives?

• Connecticut Compromise

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Three-Fifths Compromise

Which compromise allowed the importation of slaves until 1808?

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Slave Trade Compromise

• Missouri Compromise

What was the main purpose of the Great Compromise?

• To abolish slavery in the United States.

• To create a unicameral legislature in the United States.

• To resolve the conflict between large and small states regarding representation in Congress.

• To establish a monarchy in the United States.